Honor Thy Daughters: A Father's Story of a China Adoption

The journey to Samantha was the most unique adventure I’ve ever been associated with. The people we met and the places we saw were inimitable. I stood on the steps of the Great Wall of China and was able to see the wall curve and wind through the mountains and valleys. It was humbling! I stood on the banks of the Pearl River and watched as the city of Guangzhou lighted up the sky at night. It was beautiful! I witnessed the street traffic, congested and busy with automobiles, motorcycles, scooters, pushcarts, bicycles hauling ox carts, and pedestrians scurrying past and around each other. Vehicles and pedestrians alike were all jockeying for position, all in the name of commerce—the product of a country with 1.8 billion people. I shall never forget these things!

We were in China to get our daughter and take her home. This book chronicles our story through an ordinary and simple man’s view. I wanted to enlighten everyone not so much with China’s history, but with the journey of our adoption process.

About the author (2008)

Carlos was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas and currently resides in Dallas, Georgia with his wife Lorraine and recently adopted daughter Samantha. Carlos and Lorraine have 2 daughters Amanda and Stephanie from a previous marriage and have been blessed with 6 grandchildren. Carlos is a Staffing Program Manager and is welcoming his first work in print. Lorraine is a legal secretary for a law firm in Atlanta, Georgia and was very involved and supportive during Carlos's writing of this book. Carlos and Lorraine now celebrate their life with Samantha Jun born in the city of Nanchang in the Province of Jiangxi, China.